Domestic violence
Controlling cults face parliamentary spotlight amid push for new laws
After a push from ex-members and reporting on a controversial Victorian church, a new inquiry will examine coercive control by organisations.
- Richard Baker
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‘I did it to put you in jail’: Tax system is ‘weaponised’ to harm partners, ombudsman finds
Victims often became aware they owed significant amounts only when they received penalty notices, and they usually had to pay the debts.
- Wendy Tuohy
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The jealous killer Mackenzie couldn’t escape
Mackenzie Anderson had an AVO against her former partner Tyrone Thompson. He was also on parole. It couldn’t protect her from 78 frenzied stab wounds.
- Jordan Baker
Albanese started his prime ministership on a high. Then in one month, things started to unravel
A record-breaking election and one month that changed it all: we recap the highs and lows of the 47th parliament.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
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Years after their mothers were killed, these child survivors finally found each other
Trauma and tragedy linked these children who lost their mothers to domestic violence. They had to fight to find each other as adults.
- Cassandra Morgan
Julie discovered an abuse victim’s ex had left the woman saddled with $12m in debt
It took 77 people working for free, and three years’ full-time work, to save a stay-at-home mother from a mountain of fraudulent business debts created by her ex-husband.
- Wendy Tuohy
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‘This is a man who couldn’t cope’: Experts grapple with murder of Lilie James
Lilie James could not have known that Paul Thijssen would react with such violence to her decision to end their relationship.
- Jordan Baker
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‘I’m so sorry we couldn’t protect you’: Heartbreaking tribute from Lilie James’ mother
Confronting videos of Paul Thijssen preparing to kill his St Andrew’s Cathedral School colleague have been released by the inquest into both their deaths.
- Jordan Baker
Repeat youth offenders drive crime rise
The latest Crime Statistics Agency data shows crimes committed by children aged 10 to 17 rose to their highest levels last year since electronic records began in 1993.
- Brittany Busch and Kieran Rooney
Fear, control and punishment. Why Paul Thijssen killed Lilie James
The St Andrew’s sports coach covered up his sense of inadequacy by “projecting an image of perfection”. But James challenged that facade when she rejected him, experts say.
- Jordan Baker
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